Functions and forms of implementation of judicial power in the russian legal doctrine

There is no unified understanding of the functions of the judiciary, as a rule in the Russian legal doctrine, the concepts of functions and forms of its implementation have not been differentiated, which predetermined the purpose of this study - to clearly delineate these concepts, considering the principle of separation of powers. The study was carried out using primarily dialectical, logical, and comparative methods of scientific knowledge. Research results are following: 1) the functions of the judiciary should be understood as the main directions of its implementation, manifested in its participation in the mechanism of state-power relations, including as a deterrent and counterbalancing factor for strengthening power by the legislative or executive branch to restore social justice; 2) justice should be recognized as a legal phenomenon that belongs to the category of legal means, because the judiciary protects the interests of legal entities, ensures the achievement of socially useful goals through justice; 3) all other types of judicial activity should be grouped into blocks of forms of implementation, depending on the directions of its manifestation in society. The function expresses the internal content of the phenomenon, in contrast to the form, which represents the external expression of the content, the way of its existence and implementation, while the concepts “forms of the implementation of the judiciary”, “powers”, “competence”, and “activities of the judiciary” should be recognized as synonymous.